In response to my post, How Do You Organize When the Internet Is Down?, Jessica left the following comment:
I try and do as much as I can “offline” first, like get the emails all composed in outlook, the blog posts typed up, and THEN go the coffee shop or library to hit send on everything. I find I’m more productive at home when working, so I try to take advantage of that, and save the easy part for when I’m out.
I think this is good advice from Jessica and probably is something many of you do.  Unfortunately, neither of the …read more

As I write more and more blogs, plus newspaper columns, I find I must become better organized. 
I have a habit of jotting down ideas on whatever pieces of paper I have handy and putting them all in a folder, on a pad of paper, or on my desk.
This had become unmanageable chaos until I began separating and categorizing.  Why didn’t I do this before?  Because I was working at only one or two blogs and one column.  I was able to keep them compartmentalized in my mind.
Suddenly the situation esculated…in a good way because now I am writing many blogs.  So …read more

In 5 Tips for Organizing Your Social Media Strategy, I mentioned one of the ways to do this was starting a blog for your business or service. 
 Sometimes a blog can be an offshoot of your web site, if you have one.  In other  instances, you begin your online presence with a blog. 
Some possibilities for blog content to make it appealing.  Thus viewers will keep returning, and your business becomes a household name:

Include photos. 
Keep blog entries fairly short.
Use lists of tips and items to make for easy reading
Decide whether your blog will be product/service oriented or include some personal interaction.
Keep the posts from being dry and preachy
Include humor …read more

I write several blogs about various topics.  Some have daily deadlines, others every other day.  Then some have a specific number of posts per month and others weekly posts.
How will I keep them all organized and know what I have posted and what I haven’t?  How can I keep from repeating topics?  These thoughts ran through my mind as I considered how to do this.
I don’t know what works for others, but I devised a notebook type of organization.  I have small (4 x 6-inch) spiral notebooks, one for each blog.  Then I jot down the date and the title as I publish …read more

So that I didn’t have a mad rush this morning trying to catch up on everything in my blog writing, column writing and other home business, I tried to write ahead so that today was covered…or nearly so.  I do have to prepare today for the coming week.  For one of my blogs, I must get a column posted, but the others are covered for today. 
Since I don’t have a “walk in” business, I didn’t need to have a shop open this morning.  I can sit at my computer and plan.  Or go over with my husband what needs to …read more

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – From the day I met Kathy Mallary about a year ago, she left an indelible impression on me and has come to have a positive influence on how I blog, too.
Kathy is a brilliant coach, a gracious mentor, and the owner/founder of SpiritSpring and The Inspired Market-Her. The insights she shares with her coaches and colleagues are laser-clear, articulately explained, and immediately applicable to the situation I’m in at any given time.
Another thing I love about Kathy is her generosity. Every time I ask a question, Kathy shares the kind of information I need in a way that …read more

This is Part 1 in the Organized Blogging series, that I mentioned a few days ago.
Part 1: Schedule Your Blogging
For those of you who blog for a living or even part time for that matter, a blogging schedule is a great thing to consider implementing. Knowing when you are going to blog and which blog you are going to work on, can send your blogging success through the roof. When you are focused and organized on your blogging projects, it can move blogging from a hobby to a career.
There are many ways to set up a blogging schedule and …read more